Polycentric development in the Cape Town city-region: Empirical assessment and consideration of spatial policy implications

Sinclair-Smith, Ken

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2014.984378

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“…This finding by Kwon et al [126] explains the positive association between socio-cultural capital and residential expansion as well as the negative relationship between socio-cultural capital and densification in our model. The benefits of polycentric development include an improved economic performance through the realisation of economies of scale while minimising expenses related to congestion, increased economic inclusion, and more regionally balanced growth [127]. What is unexplained is the issue of dealing with violence and crime, which requires a mix of land uses that encourage continuous utilisation of space at various times of the day and an improvement in nighttime visibility using appropriate lighting, etc., which can be easily provided by a compact city model.…”

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The Inter-Relationships of Territorial Quality of Life with Residential Expansion and Densification: A Case Study of Regions in EU Member Countries

Ustaoglu,

Williams

2024

Urban Science

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High-density urban development is promoted by both global and local policies in response to socio-economic and environmental challenges since it increases mobility of different land uses, decreases the need for traveling, encourages the use of more energy-efficient buildings and modes of transportation, and permits the sharing of scarce urban amenities. It is therefore argued that increased density and mixed-use development are expected to deliver positive outcomes in terms of contributing to three pillars (social, economic, and environmental domains) of sustainability in the subject themes. Territorial quality of life (TQL)—initially proposed by the ESPON Programme—is a composite indicator of the socio-economic and environmental well-being and life satisfaction of individuals living in an area. Understanding the role of urban density in TQL can provide an important input for urban planning debates addressing whether compact development can be promoted by referring to potential efficiencies in high-density, mixed land use and sustainable transport provisions. Alternatively, low-density suburban development is preferable due to its benefits of high per capita land use consumption (larger houses) for individual households given lower land prices. There is little empirical evidence on how TQL is shaped by high-density versus low-density urban forms. This paper investigates this topic through providing an approach to spatially map and examine the relationship between TQL, residential expansion, and densification processes in the so-called NUTS2 (nomenclature of terrestrial units for statistics) regions of European Union (EU) member countries. The relative importance of each TQL indicator was determined through the entropy weight method, where these indicators were aggregated through using the subject weights to obtain the overall TQL indicator. The spatial dynamics of TQL were examined and its relationship with residential expansion and densification processes was analysed to uncover whether the former or the latter process is positively associated with the TQL indicator within our study area. From our regression models, the residential expansion index is negatively related to the TQL indicator, implying that high levels of residential expansion can result in a reduction in overall quality of life in the regions if they are not supported by associated infrastructure and facility investments.

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The Inter-Relationships of Territorial Quality of Life with Residential Expansion and Densification: A Case Study of Regions in EU Member Countries

Ustaoglu,

Williams

2024

Urban Science

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“…The focus of this model is to rank cities according to their size in the region. Population and economic production is usually used in the measurement of settlement (Sinclair-Smith, 2015). In this study population variables are preferred for the measurement.…”

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Monocentric or polycentric?: Defining morphological structure of Nuts-2 regions of Turkey from 2000 to 2016

Sat¹

2018

Geographica Pannonica

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The popularity of polycentricity has been increasing in recent years. European spatial planning literature and policy documents that emphasize the positive effects of polycentricity can be one of the reason increase in the popularity of the concept. Although not as clear and planned as in European countries, it is argued that, Turkey's metropolitan cities are also evolving from monocentric spatial structure to polycentric ones. However, there is no empirical study on the measurement of this spatial evolution at national and micro-regional scale in Turkey. From this point of view, this study aims to clarify changes in the morphological structure of Turkey from 2000 to 2016 at national and micro-regional scales and to examine the proposition of 'the spatial configurations of the settlements, especially metropolitans, have been evolving from monocentric to polycentric as results of the dynamics of the 21st century' in Turkey case. The results of empirical analyses show that there is a possibility for Turkey to be a more monocentric in following years if the historical trends continuous.

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“…These negative aspects sometimes exceed the benefits of spatial agglomeration (FERNÁNDEZ-MALDONADO et al, 2014). Therefore, relocation trends of economic activities at decentralised concentrations are caused by tension between economies and diseconomies of agglomeration and are theoretically understood as an outcome of multiple equilibria (ASIKHIA;NKEKI, 2013;FERNÁNDEZ-MALDONADO et al, 2014;LIN;ALLAN;CUI, 2015;SINCLAIR-SMITH, 2015;SINCLAIR-SMITH;TUROK, 2012).…”

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“…Unlike very hierarchical monocentric urban structures, polycentric conformations are associated with strong functional interconnections and complex travel patterns between specialized and interdependent centres (LIMTANAKOOL; DIJST; SCHWANEN, 2007;DIJST, 2009;SINCLAIR-SMITH;TUROK, 2012). Two versions of polycentric urban configurations are characterized.…”

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Identification of Polycentric Structures in Rio De Janeiro With Flow Data From the Metro System

Geaquinto

Neto

Filho

2018

RPD

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The development of the urbanisation process highlights the decentralisation phenomenon experienced markedly by metropolitan areas. Within its metropolitan area, Rio de Janeiro's central area, has been, historically, the most established region, and it has also had the highest share of jobs. Nevertheless, it shares its lead with another development centres. Despite that, regional urban planning has devoted little attention to the emerging subcentres, creating a mismatch that results in unnecessary trips, high average travel times, and high occupancy rates within vehicles. Also, an incorrect match PALAVRAS-CHAVE: centralidades, desenho de rede, Rio de Janeiro.

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Polycentric development in the Cape Town city-region: Empirical assessment and consideration of spatial policy implications

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

The Inter-Relationships of Territorial Quality of Life with Residential Expansion and Densification: A Case Study of Regions in EU Member Countries

The Inter-Relationships of Territorial Quality of Life with Residential Expansion and Densification: A Case Study of Regions in EU Member Countries

Monocentric or polycentric?: Defining morphological structure of Nuts-2 regions of Turkey from 2000 to 2016

Identification of Polycentric Structures in Rio De Janeiro With Flow Data From the Metro System

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